Mark the date. Not quite the 1983 result, but it has taken 34 years for the women to arrive. The English women once again do what their men haven't been able to..win and win at home. New Zealand it is now, four years down. Here's hoping you enjoyed the coverage just as much we did in bringing it to you. I am Vineet Anantharaman signing off along with Pratyush Sinha, Abhishek Chaudhary and Praveen. Ta ta!!

Now the trophy. The jumps. The yells. The confetti. The fireworks. The champagne. They know how the trophy feels, and they feel it all over again. Now the Champions board as well comes out. They know how to celebrate, and are happy to show all those who care all over again. From a moment of total strangers to becoming a household name - the last one month has taught us a lot. A parting thought out to Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami, two warriors, who cannot part with the crown. Like true blue soldiers, they've set it up for generations and generations to come.

Heather Knight: I can't stop smiling at the moment. We've won those tight games which is something we've worked on in the last 18 months. We've worked on situations where the heat is on us and looked to come up on top. They (India) were batting brilliantly, credit to them, they've had a great tournament. But we knew that if we stayed on till the end and brought the rate up over five or six an over, we would be in the game. A huge thank you to the crowds as well for coming up in large numbers and supporting us. Women's cricket keeps growing from strength to strength and all teams have shown that. The tournament has been outstanding, England is a perfect place to be hosting this tournament given the stage at which we are now.

Now time for the winning medallions. A contrast of a spring in the step as they run up on stage, beaming. And why not

Mithali Raj: It wasn't easy for England but credit to them for holding their nerve. They did well in those crunch moments which turned the game. I want to tell my girls that I am very proud of them. They didn't make it easy for any of the teams. I would also like to thank the crowds for coming up in large numbers to support women's cricket. Jhulan is a class bowler, she has shown it a number of times. The batting was a little inexperienced and they couldn't hold their nerve in the end overs. I am sure this experience will help the batters. I do see myself playing for a couple of years but I don't see myself playing another world cup. Jhulan has had an excellent career, very long and inspirational for young cricketers. I am sure people at home would now look up to women cricketers.

Alphabetical order arrangement now as the Indians come up to the podium to collect their respective medallions. A massive cheer as they march up. Chin up girls..

Tammy Beaumont, Player of the Tournament: After the first three games, I had to be reminded that I have been doing well over the last one year. So many of the girls stood up and it has been a real team performance right through the tournament. Lauren got us off to a pretty good start but we didn't quite do ourselves any favours with the middle order collapse. The bowlers, Shrubsole and Brunt, then stepped up. In my head, defending the total was never in doubt. But credit to the way the Indians batted. We came to Lord's in April, a lot of hard work went into our preparations and it is a great moment.

Anya Shrubsole, Player of the Match: I am at a loss of words at the moment. An amazing performance from everyone, we could have easily given up. We know the pressure that comes with the World Cup finals with and that came to help us today. The crowd have been absolutely amazing. I haven't played a game earlier where you cannot hear anyone on the field. We always knew that the team has shown a lot of fight, we were at a stage where we could have been out as well, but this team knows how to fight.

Medallions now. First the umpires and a healthy gathering of officials out there.

Hartley: "Cannot believe it. This is what we have been working for. For me, it was just another cricket game. Shrubsole, well, what a hero!"

Winfield: "Proper team performance got us over the line. We had plans, we stuck to it. Every time we got wickets, we said let's stick to it. Sounds amazing"

Sarah: "Quite a comeback. Bit of a fight in there. It's been a roller-coaster year for most of the team. I got back to training to see how it goes (after my break)"

Robinson (England coach): "India played really well. It's always about getting that one wicket, and then you get two and three. Slower bowlers were always going to be hard to get away. This team has a lot of heart and courage. Incredibly mapped by ICC (this tournament)"

Beaumont: "Bowled well today, but Anya was just outstanding to bowl that way. In a World Cup final, every run is important. We just stuck there."

Anya Shrubsole - you superstar. She held her nerve as India looked to take things deep, when things were falling all apart. Not once did she succumb, not once did she let go. With the match turning on its head every ball, she nailed the yorkers at the right time to hold the drift firmly in one direction. It never deserved to get this close, given the reputation and form Harmanpreet came in with, the way Veda was striking the ball and Punam having a truck of ice inside her cranium. Wasn't to be. Despite getting at least 20 below what they'd be comfortable with, the fielding was enough to earn the deficit. A prolonged talk show coming your way..interviews, sermons and emotions..hang on..

Magic. Absolute magic. It is an asteroid that has touched down, a yo-yo of an asteroid. Swung either way, every minute, every over, and it ends with a home run. Tears all around, happy, sad, broken, ecstatic. There really couldn't have been a better script..there really couldn't. The Lord's explodes, with the sound of a billion hearts back in India. If the semi-finals had my nails stolen, this one has my fingers. Bring out the blue paint. Dark blue. Lord's is getting coloured.

48.4

Shrubsole to Rajeshwari Gayakwad, out Bowled!! That's that. Lock up the cup. #4 is theirs. England..you beauty. A full, dead full, dead straight delivery, tailing in. And Gayakwad meanwhile, in all her nervousness plays outside the line. Plays all around it in the end as the ball slants in to light up the night sky. And for one last time. Shrubsole, a six-fer and England - nine runs too many. Rajeshwari Gayakwad b Shrubsole 0(1)

Shrubsole to Rajeshwari Gayakwad, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

48.3

Shrubsole to Poonam Yadav, 1 run, a dolly put down now. Couldn't get simpler. It really couldn't. Was chipped up in the air, on the off-drive to mid-off, who gets both hands on it, and spills. Didn't have to move an inch

48.2

Shrubsole to Poonam Yadav, no run, full, on middle. Jammed out, only as far as cover

Rajeshwari Gayakwad, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.1

Shrubsole to Deepti Sharma, out Caught by Sciver!! Well O well. After all the sense with the calling and the single knockings, here's Deepti Sharma too having a moment of brain fade. Gets a length delivery, with the ball sticking onto the pitch as it takes an eternity to get up. Sharma on her swing, takes the toe end to mid-wicket. A fifer for Shrubsole. Deepti Sharma c Sciver b Shrubsole 14(12) [4s-1]

Shrubsole to Deepti Sharma, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

47.6

Gunn to Poonam Yadav, no run, drilled down. Straight to mid-off. And Deepti wants the strike..not now. In the next over

47.5

Gunn to Poonam Yadav, no run, confusion again. But Deepti this time keeps her head, loudens her volume and denies the single after knocking it to short mid-wicket

47.4

Gunn to Poonam Yadav, no run, full, on off. A squeeze-drive to cover

Poonam Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease

47.3

Gunn to Shikha Pandey, out Shikha Pandey Run Out!! The drama. Another one to disturb the third umpire. This time it couldn't get any easier. Slaps one straight to point and takes off. Why? And then is sent back, with Deepti shouting, yelling, waving. Half way down before she returns as the throw is dead accurate for the keeper to whip it off. Shikha Pandey run out (Shrubsole/Taylor) 4(8)

Gunn to Shikha Pandey, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

47.3

Gunn to Shikha Pandey, wide, slips one down. A missed paddle. The runs keep getting on

47.2

Gunn to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, crouches, gets the bat horizontal and squeezes it out behind point. Another quick one stolen

As if the drama we have on hand wasn't enough, it has started to rain. No one seems really worried. India ahead on the DLS for all you know

47.1

Gunn to Shikha Pandey, 1 run, takes on short third man, right at the edge to guide it to her as she sneaks it through

Jenny Gunn [6.0-2-14-0] is back into the attack

Okay, 14 off 18 now. England need wickets. One would do. India - more of the same. It is Gunn looking to choke things up

46.6

Shrubsole to Shikha Pandey, 1 run, the inside edge now. On the defence as Pandey reaches out for the ball to run off it to mid-wicket. India wouldn't mind it, inside, outside, bottom

46.5

Shrubsole to Shikha Pandey, no run, stabbed out, finds point

46.4

Shrubsole to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, a wrist through mid-on

46.4

Shrubsole to Deepti Sharma, wide, A stumping appeal now. Boy. A Dhoni-like moment this. Sarah Taylor waits for the backleg to pop up and then at the very last moment flicks the bails out. You beauty. She's pulled off a miracle here. And perhaps the last straw India were holding on to. All after Sharma overbalances in dealing with a wide down leg. The only question - was the foot just about down when the bail lights up. The stumps have moved, but the bails come off a touch late. The light in fact is late to come up. And the third ump takes it in favour of India. Massive, massive call. A match turner, a cup turner

46.3

Shrubsole to Deepti Sharma, 2 runs, gold dust. A couple. Keeps India in the hunt. Gets it on the pads, flicks it away. Fine, very fine

46.2

Shrubsole to Shikha Pandey, 1 run, 109kph, full, on off. An outside half on the drive to third man

46.1

Shrubsole to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, uses the spin, uses the angle in a tickle around the corner. 20 off 23

45.6

Alex Hartley to Shikha Pandey, no run, a slice, thick outside half of it to cover

Alex Hartley to Shikha Pandey, 1 run, knocks it around to give Deepti the strike. This time it is to long-off

45.3

Alex Hartley to Shikha Pandey, no run, forward, bat-pad close in defence

45.2

Alex Hartley to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, squeezes out the drive to long-off. Sensible, as the old school men say

45.1

Alex Hartley to Deepti Sharma, FOUR, a straight loft. And she keeps the script open ended. Walks into the line and shows the full face of the bat as she tonks it over the bowler

Shikha Pandey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.6

Shrubsole to Goswami, out Bowled!! Cleaned up. The screw tightens. Create a cupboard at Lord's..the cup ain't going anywhere. Well, for now. A straight dipping yorker, bang on the money as it veers in on middle. Goswami plays all around it, first walking across and then keeping a massive gap between bat and pad to whip it away. The ball meanwhile sneaks under the bat, goes through and knocks leg out. Goswami b Shrubsole 0(1)

Shrubsole to Goswami, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

44.5

Shrubsole to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, a calming tickle around the corner

Jhulan Goswami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.4

Shrubsole to Veda Krishnamurthy, out Caught by Sciver!! Is that the game? One slog too many. Way too many. Gets one in the zone, or so does Krishnamurthy think. She sinks in for a shackle-breaking mow. Agriultural, ugly once again. Ends up miscuing it big time as it balloons up in the air for mid-wicket to reverse cup it with ease. The cards falling off here for the Indians. Veda Krishnamurthy c Sciver b Shrubsole 35(34) [4s-5]

Shrubsole to Veda Krishnamurthy, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

44.3

Shrubsole to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, full, dipping in on off, the nibble away as Sharma smacks it across the line. Cow corner it is

30 off 34 now. Prayers all around. Invoking all gods possible. The clapping builds as Shrubsole runs in

44.2

Shrubsole to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, another cross batted slog. Ungalinly, ugly, but effective enough to take the inside half as it runs into the on-side

44.1

Shrubsole to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, slanting in. A one-kneed heave. Just not close enough to connect. On the pad

43.6

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, she loses her timing. Swivels in a short arm swat. No pace at all in dealing with this. Skewed away off the top edge, behind square..where no one is. Jee

43.5

Alex Hartley to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, a skip, a chip. Down to long-on. Off and running

43.4

Alex Hartley to Deepti Sharma, no run, a soft push to cover and she takes off. The things you do to get off strike. Sent back, sensibly and saved in by the dive

Deepti Sharma, left handed bat, comes to the crease

43.3

Alex Hartley to Sushma Verma, out Bowled!! Drags on. Oh my. Walks well inside the line of her stumps here, then sits and wields the flat batted sweep. Never ideal to be doing these second ball. Never mind the pressure of the chase in the finals, especially when Krishnamurthy is playing so well out there. Back to the story - she's showing the leg-stump, the ball drifts down, takes the glove and rolls on to light up the sky. Sushma Verma b Alex Hartley 0(2)

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, FOUR, now inside-out. All the shots being displayed out here. Stepped out, away and lofts it over cover

42.6

Shrubsole to Sushma Verma, no run, playing across the line. A toe end in chipping it out in the end

Sushma Verma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

42.5

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, out Lbw!! Trouble. And the umpire raises the finger. Oh drama. Who writes these scripts? England claw their way back in. And it is that of Raut. After a discussion that seemingly went over every possible thing, Raut decides to review. Only to know how long 15 seconds actually is. Was an in-cutter from Shrubsole, off a good length and going past the tentative defence to strike the front pad. In front of middle. Could have been one of those umpire's calls. Nope, HawkEye shows three reds. India save a review. Punam Raut lbw b Shrubsole 86(115) [4s-4 6s-1]

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

42.4

Shrubsole to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, just a push to point. And they take on the fielder

42.3

Shrubsole to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, the leg-cutter. Rolls her fingers on it to take it away after pitching as Krishnamurthy keeps searching for the leather in a sort of a cross batted push-out. Misses

42.2

Shrubsole to Veda Krishnamurthy, FOUR, the aggression now. With the skip down, she's cutting loose mind you. Right to the pitch of it and tonks it down. And over

42.1

Shrubsole to Veda Krishnamurthy, FOUR, throws her bat out. Welcomes her back into the attack with a slash. A warm up wide one from Shrubsole, all the width too. Krishnamurthy doesn't believe in keeping things along the ground. Chips it over point, for the slope to take over

Anya Shrubsole [6.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack

41.6

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, more of her cheeky dabs. All she gets out of it is a single. Almost ends up playing all around it, first with the backing away, then the crouch to adjust to the low bounce and then the stab to get it past the keeper

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 1 run, refuses to let the broom go. Cramps? What cramps? Rolls her wrists on it as well as it goes down to deep square leg

41.2

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, pinch one through. Just drops it past the pitch, and they take off. Smart spotting these

41.1

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 1 run, drags the sweep from well outside off. In front of square for a change

Alex Hartley [7.0-0-40-1] is back into the attack

40.6

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, gets herself into an arch, getting back, exposing the stumps and guiding it behind point

40.5

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, a delicate knock into the on-side around short mid-wicket. Both of them want the run, and both decline

40.4

Marsh to Punam Raut, 2 runs, the top-edge. On the sweep. Tight hands, firm elbows. A touch late on it but some fortune kicks it that carries it over short fine

40.3

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, 85kph of the tight nagging lines on top of the stumps. A forward push into the off-side

40.2

Marsh to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, nipping in with the angle on leg. Gives it the direction with the ramped up blade suspended in taking it down to third man

40.1

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, a quick one pinched. Off an open batted squeeze to point. And England doing the smart thing - throwing it at Punam's end

39.6

Gunn to Punam Raut, 3 runs, gets the front leg away. And a full-blooded bat swing. Another skew over extra cover. Too much of the risk for one scoring opportunity

39.5

Gunn to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, buries down, gets under the ball and swings hard. Over and above extra cover in the circle

39.4

Gunn to Punam Raut, 1 run, a Raut cramp tester. Off a deft gab through the cordon

39.3

Gunn to Veda Krishnamurthy, leg byes, 1 run, a tad straight. Flat feet in Krishnamurthy's across the line heave. None of the bat, some of the pad though in rolling it behind square

39.2

Gunn to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, a dibby-dabble on off. Forward, bat-pad stuck, and blocked

39.1

Gunn to Punam Raut, 1 run, an airy club. Drifting down and whipped on the bounce to deep square leg

The brave girl is back on her feet. Under the helmet once again with all the focus..

Punam down with cramps. She's receiving all the attention she can.. Three of them treating her. A billion people would come down running too if needed. The number of singles she's taken has been unbelievable. India need a few more. 63 off 66 now. A wicket here for England could seal the deal. Another over of the powerplay for them to deal with

38.6

Marsh to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, tall, deep inside and showing the maker's name in a push-out

38.5

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, some air, inviting the drive. Gets the use of the feet instead in a milk to long-on

38.4

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, an overbalancing head falls out as she wrists it out to mid-on

38.3

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, more turn. Keeps getting the front leg well outside the line of off in a bat-pad defence

38.2

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, an optimistic ask. Some turn coming in, yes. But negated well by the lunge outside the line in blocking it out

38.1

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, floated up on off. Whips down to long-on

37.6

Gunn to Punam Raut, 1 run, very soft in the dab. Right to short third, but takes her on..successfully

37.5

Gunn to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, a calming full bat face showed out in stroking it past the bowler. Long-off it is

37.4

Gunn to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, a lot forward, with the ball dropped right under

37.3

Gunn to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, a checked push-out. All in defence

37.2

Gunn to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, put down. The skipper the culprit. Oh Knight..too soon for the 'have you dropped the World Cup talk?' Slapped powerfully to short cover, where Knight gets both hands to it and puts it down

37.1

Gunn to Veda Krishnamurthy, 2 runs, through sweeper now. Off a fierce cut. Pressure, 6254372 pascals of it

Jenny Gunn [4.0-2-4-0] is back into the attack

36.6

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, now some bite. Kicks up, inwards square to take the splice on the uncertain forward check. A pop up, fortunately in no man's land..if that isn't sexist enough

36.5

Marsh to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, more of the leg-lines. Further amplified by the sharp turn in with Krishnamurthy shuffling as well to tuck it off the hips

The equation: 69 off 80 - pretty much one-variabled

36.4

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, staying a touch low. A crouched response, with clips back to mid-wicket

36.3

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, a shuffle inwards to tuck it around the corner

36.2

Marsh to Punam Raut, FOUR, a push, that's all it was. A nothing delivery, short-wide in the combo and Raut opens herslef up to dab it to gully, wide of her. And England manage a poor dive now

36.1

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, yorks herlsef with the stride. A dig out drive in the end

35.6

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, opens up her back footed punch to steer it square

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, FOUR, back on the dance. The feet dance now, unlike her arm use in the dug out. Right forward and goes inside-out with a flashy drive. The powerplay takes care of the rest. So does the Lord's slope

35.4

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, back foot now, with an angled batted punch to cover

35.3

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, 2 runs, the risk. Jumps down, not quite close enough but just doesn't hold herself back. Swings in a dispatch over the bowler. And just before the entire world adds a boundary to her name, Jenny Gunn intercepts, dives and keeps it to a brace

35.2

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 1 run, more of her sweeps. A large stride with the ball broomed behind square

35.1

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 2 runs, uses the lack of fielders outside. Gets it down to fine leg with the delicate-ests of tickles

Time for the powerplay now. Five overs - the clinchers

34.6

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, worked to deep square leg

34.5

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, Sarah Taylor has missed a stumping. Not that you can blame her entirely. Sharp offbreak, through Punam Raut's bat and pad, and turns too much. Much to Taylor's left there, and with she standing upto the stumps, had little chance

34.4

Marsh to Veda Krishnamurthy, 1 run, back leg lifts up as she works this around her front pad

34.3

Marsh to Veda Krishnamurthy, FOUR, pumped over the bowler's head. This aggression was evident from ball one. Runs out of her crease and goes through with the loft

34.2

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, wristed to long-on

34.1

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, gets forward and defends a slowish delivery

Laura Marsh [6.0-1-21-0] is back into the attack

33.6

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, comes down the track and is struck on the pad by this arm-ball. Looked linear but her distance from the crease saves her. More than 3 meters, says the ball-tracking

33.5

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, flighted delivery that's driven to Knight at cover. And it'll not be so easy for a while. Wickets do that. Veda Krishnamurthy is hurried back into her crease

33.4

Alex Hartley to Veda Krishnamurthy, no run, too full to sweep but what I take out of this shot is intent.

Veda Krishnamurthy, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Might be a telling blow, or it might not be. But Harmanpreet Kaur has done enough for the middle/lower-middle order to take command from here. India in touching distance but as England gulp drinks down here, they will sniff a chance

33.3

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, out Caught by Beaumont!! India have lost one just when they shouldn't have. And England manufacture something out of nothing. A fullish length ball here that's verring down, and Harmanpreet Kaur nails the sweep off the middle.. straight to deep backward square leg. Straight to her. Perhaps too well timed for her own good. Harmanpreet Kaur c Beaumont b Alex Hartley 51(80) [4s-3 6s-2]

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

33.2

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 1 run, they are taking these singles, are India. Plenty of them, karmically making up for the ones they've missed in this tournament

33.1

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, comes down the track but doesn't get hold of this. Hacked on the bounce to long-on

32.6

Brunt to Punam Raut, no run, blocked

32.5

Brunt to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, glances this to fine leg and brings up a half-century. A completely different incarnation this from the last game. And she's done it with an ailing shoulder that she has saved with a few stunning left-handed throws while fielding

32.4

Brunt to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, blocked into the leg-side

32.3

Brunt to Punam Raut, 1 run, turned to backward square leg

32.2

Brunt to Punam Raut, no run, inside edge on the full toss. This had a lot of drama, so read on. Perhaps slipped out of Brunt's hands (or she might be trying to bowl something different, as Wilkins points out on air) and it takes Punam Raut completely offguard. She tries to whip it but so stunned she is that she shoots it back down off the inside edge. Looked pretty straight. LBW but for that inside edge

32.1

Brunt to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, not the length to pull or sweep. And this is a hybrid of the two. Whacked off the inside edge through mid-wicket

Umm, at the cost of being popularly lynched for jinxing, I'll assert that this is India's game to lose from here

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, audacious shimmy down the track and a shovel-push to long-on

31.4

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, blocks this one

31.3

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 1 run, turned round the corner. Another single

31.2

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, FOUR, she's turning history inside-out, just like the loft here. Came down the track, made room, and them pumped it over the infield. Over extra covers. And that bat swing was worth a penny

31.1

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, no run, Harmanpreet Kaur is eager to get on strike. So this pat to short cover isn't there foe a single, and so Harmanpreet Kaur has to run back. A direct hit and we never know

Alex Hartley [4.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

30.6

Brunt to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, loud shout for lbw but only if decibels, and not logic, made decisions on the cricket field. Strictly talking cricket here. Clearly going down, after missing Harmanpreet Kaur's sweep-glance. Credit to the bowler for going wide of the crease for the incoming angle, but just microwaved it a little too much

30.5

Brunt to Punam Raut, 1 run, now they have done it again. Opening the bat face and running a sharp single to backward point

30.4

Brunt to Punam Raut, 2 runs, protracts her hands and jabs out to backward point. And they come back for the second! Overthrows at the bowler's end. Wheels coming off, eh?

30.3

Brunt to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, despite the placement to mid-on, this was a brilliant on-drive. Fetches her a single, that's as many as a risky scoop wide of the keeper

30.2

Brunt to Punam Raut, 1 run, on a back of a length with a visible back-bend. Punam Raut shunts it out to third man

30.1

Brunt to Punam Raut, 2 runs, "too straight," bemoans Bharath Ramaraj, my colleague-friend for the nth time today. Turned to backward square for a single

Katherine Brunt [4.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

Sushma Verma smiling in the Lord's balcony there

29.6

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, 1 run, fifty for Punam Raut. Works this round the corner and raises her bat (and the game for the big finale). India need 109 runs off 20 overs

29.5

Shrubsole to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, driven to long-on. India doing it easily at the moment

29.4

Shrubsole to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, saw the length ball and held back in her crease, offering a punch to covers instead

29.3

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, 1 run, full ball drilled to long-on

29.2

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, 2 runs, sweeper sweeps. And does so well. Good lift over covers actually this, and placed wide enough of the fielder in the deep. But good work. Sometimes, it just is

29.1

Shrubsole to Harmanpreet Kaur, leg byes, 1 run, off the pads. Incoming delivery this time, and it takes the pad

28.6

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, quickish and on a back of a length, Punam Raut defends it from the crease

28.5

Sciver to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, pick-up club to long leg. Line down leg, so helped Harmanpreet Kaur with that extra time to decide the shot and play it

28.4

Sciver to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR, slower in pace and look what Sciver concedes: a boundary. Dips right in front of Harmanpreet Kaur's glance but just takes the inside half of the bat. Anything will do. A boundary then!

28.3

Sciver to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, wristed to square leg

28.2

Sciver to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, blocks it. A run wasn't on there

28.1

Sciver to Punam Raut, leg byes, 1 run, darted down and just takes the inside edge on this glance? Looked off the pads to me but I'm having that sorta day. Oh, it's a leg bye. Win for me. I win.

27.6

Shrubsole to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, blocked beside the pitch

27.5

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and dabs to backward point

27.4

Shrubsole to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, that's Jack's serener alter ego. Or to tailor that Fight Club dialogue in sync with the format, we can rephrase it as: that's Harmanpreet Kaur's serener alter ego. Driven staright down the ground. Lovely to watch, especially after those brutal sixes we've come to know current bat with

27.3

Shrubsole to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, lunges forward, only just, and eases it to cover

27.2

Shrubsole to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, blocked

27.1

Shrubsole to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, wants to come forward but then stays back and jabs out a close-batted defence

Anya Shrubsole [4.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack

26.6

Sciver to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, now follows up with a full ball that's dipping, but Harmanpreet Kaur plays with the indrift and gets a single into the leg-side. India 123 runs away from a World Cup

26.5

Sciver to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR, down the hill at Lord's! Helped by the shorteness of length here, and this short-arm pull finds a way behind square

26.4

Sciver to Punam Raut, 1 run, stays crease-bound and dabs a single past backward point

Mithali Raj isn't reading Rumi today. And she still has her pads on..

26.3

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, opens the drive to cover-point

26.2

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, trying to shave it off her pads, she chips it a very short mid-wicket, but no way Sciver was running in there

26.1

Sciver to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, tucked off the pads. India have 100 runs on the board and Lord's erupts

25.6

Knight to Punam Raut, 2 runs, now a full toss from round the wicket. If this is a ploy, this could be the most subtle ever. Punam Raut tries her hand at driving but all she offers is the outside half of her bat. To third (wo)man then this

25.5

Knight to Punam Raut, 2 runs, that was a half-tracker that's cringily fetched just a couple. And off a good shot too: a pump over covers

25.5

Knight to Punam Raut, no ball, no-ball'd for height. Could have pulled it, if Punam Raut was standing on a stool. What will the free-hit give us?

25.4

Knight to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, now she's seeing the ball well, if those couple of sixes didn't suggest that. Shimmies across her stumps and punches the ball through wide long-on

25.3

Knight to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, this is swinging away and Harmanpreet Kaur use her feet to drive to cover

25.2

Knight to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, dragged down and punched back to the bowler

25.1

Knight to Punam Raut, 1 run, swivels nicely in her crease and glances it behind square to bring the 50-run stand! Off 78 balls, so this stanhd inpsires as much confidence as the need to up the ante now

Heather Knight, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Here's the captain bringing herself on. England are a Kaur away from the World Cup title, you'd feel

24.6

Sciver to Punam Raut, 1 run, too full and worked easily to long-on

24.5

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, opens the bat face to backward point

24.4

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, England have just managed to save a review here. And do so after a long discussion. Clearly doing too much. Two stumps visible, as this ball darts in off the seam and pins the pad. Impact is on leg-stump, so you get the idea

Sciver to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, ah, stays in her crease and delays her glance to fine leg. Easy, easy single

Natalie Sciver [2.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack

23.6

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, now she's back to normalcy. Calmly runs a single to long-on and keeps strike

23.5

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, SIX, she's ageing in sixes. Looks to be getting back into the groove. Winds up for the big slog-sweep and biffs it to a corner at the most famous cricket ground on planet

23.4

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 1 run, short fine leg gave up. Placed well in front of her, this sweep

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, since she found the player on the drive last ball, she's waited longer and flicked it into the leg-side. Straight to mid-wicket

23.1

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, that's a beautifully played inside-out drive. Shimmying out and making room to drive, but she's placed it straight to extra cover

22.6

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, blocked this time.

22.5

Marsh to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, uses her feet to jark a single to long-on

22.4

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, completely past her intended scoop over fine leg. Deflects off the keeper's gloves. Given as runs, though. My eyesight is plummeting, I am being told

22.3

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, jumps out but gets too close to this flighted delivery, and has to jam it out

22.2

Marsh to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, straight bat to push a single through to long-on

22.1

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, walks across her stumps and is found to close to a length ball. Bottom hand takes over for a whip to long-on

21.6

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, comes down the track but all the room she made has been devoured by some indrift on this ball. Has to choke it out, like South Africa a World Cup seminal. That's what they said..

Marsh to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, on the walk across to wrist this to long-on

20.3

Marsh to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, turned round the corner and she hurtles back to crease, cremating that idea of a single

20.2

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, tries to do that this time. Dabs to backward point and runs. Harmanpreet Kaur under the pump, and puts in the dive. Raut knows what Deepti Sharma had to bear through. Not every #KAURnage is desirable, umm..

20.1

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, blocked out. Get the single..

19.6

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, SIX, hey, it's begun. She uses her feet and swings her bat like a Mahogany-chopper. Clouted over long-on, which's been cleared like GSCEs

19.5

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 1 run, turns it around from the crease. Good bounce on this

19.4

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, no run, goes back to cut a flatter delivery and to make things worse, this stays low. Could have been a dietary chop onto the stumps

19.3

Alex Hartley to Punam Raut, 2 runs, How good is Sarah Taylor?! Preempts that this scoop and shimmies across with a one-handed jump. Just over, gee

19.2

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, taps to cover and runs. Good urgency from India here. More of this

19.1

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, driven straight back at her, Alex Hartley dives and stops the single (that could have gotten Harmanpreet Kaur going..)

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, shimmies out and had to bunt out a shortened length by Alex Hartley

17.3

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, late to get forward and the forward defence takes the sticker. Hey, no silly point

17.2

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, she had almost overshot this full ball drifting in. manages to make some more room amidst her shimmy and squeezes it out to mid-on

17.1

Alex Hartley to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, starts with a full ball on off, that's drilled back with a front foot stride

Alex Hartley, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Drinks: India need to guard against a complete standstill in the middle overs. They were guilty of that in that league-stage loss to Australia.

16.6

Marsh to Punam Raut, 2 runs, flighted delivery and there to be driven. Punam Raut does so and a little teag-team work at deep backward point saves a couple. Only 11 runs off the last 5 overs

16.5

Marsh to Harmanpreet Kaur, 1 run, darted full and a half-falling Harmanpreet Kaur drills it back straight down the ground. A dive across from Marsh though takes the attention pie. Quite a collision with Punam Raut

16.4

Marsh to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, fired in and keeps low to take the bottom of Harmanpreet Kaur's forward defence. She's been kept quiet so far

16.3

Marsh to Harmanpreet Kaur, no run, good front foot stride to drive a full toss to cover

16.2

Marsh to Punam Raut, 1 run, again intends to use her feet but this one's flighted. And dips on Punam Raut's flick to wide long-on

16.1

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, uses her feet but deceived by a quicker delivery. Takes the inside edge to mid-on

Marsh to Punam Raut, no run, big appeal as Punam Raut steps down and tries to work around, misses and is thudded on the pad. Was sliding down and hence England think for a while but decide against the review

Marsh to Punam Raut, out Mithali Run Out!! The confusion has cost India and Mithali. Punam Raut worked to square leg and set off, Mithali was a touch late to respond and fell well short on a throw that was accurately on the stumps. Mithali puts her head down and walks away in what is effectively her last World Cup match. Run-out, how cruel the fate could be. Mithali run out (Sciver/Taylor) 17(31) [4s-3]

Marsh to Punam Raut, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Laura Marsh, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

11.6

Gunn to Mithali, no run, full ball. Mithali drives to mid-on

11.5

Gunn to Mithali, no run, lets the ball come to her and pushes to mid-on

11.4

Gunn to Punam Raut, 1 run, smart running. Punam Raut goes back and taps in front of point, takes on the fielder and completes the run

11.3

Gunn to Mithali, 1 run, sweeper in place now. Mithali drives through cover and picks a single

11.2

Gunn to Mithali, no run, shortish ball. Mithali pushes to mid-off

11.1

Gunn to Mithali, no run, back of a length ball. Mithali punches off the back foot to mid-on

Bharath Ramaraj's history nugget: "Alongside Steve Bull, a sports psychologist, Ruth Prideaux, the first full time England women's coach (1988 to 1993), tried to bring in positive energy to the England. Prideaux, who passed away last year, and was a PE teacher, also used unusual techniques like javelin throw and juggling in an attempt to improve the cricketers' skills."

10.6

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, follows the length ball by going back and defends to mid-wicket

10.5

Sciver to Mithali, 1 run, short of a good length ball. Mithali works behind square on the on-side

10.4

Sciver to Mithali, FOUR, brutal at one end, surgical from this end. Leant on this length ball and drove through cover. Once it went past the ring, it was always four

10.3

Sciver to Punam Raut, 1 run, flicked off the legs to deep mid-wicket

10.2

Sciver to Punam Raut, FOUR, she kneels for a while but that's not in submission, the next moment she rises to the throne. Like this occasion, picked a length ball and slogged over deep mid-wicket, fell just inside the rope

10.1

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, short of a good length ball. Punam Raut stays back to block

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is in the house. Has done a few movies on cricket and is a sport aficionado

9.6

Gunn to Mithali, no run, back to back maidens. Mithali pushes towards cover from the crease

9.5

Gunn to Mithali, no run, 98kph on off. Mithali pats to short cover

9.4

Gunn to Mithali, no run, back of a length around off. Mithali punches off the back foot to cover

9.3

Gunn to Mithali, no run, veering on the pads, Mithali flicks but only as far as mid-wicket woman

9.2

Gunn to Mithali, no run, Mithali drives to extra cover

9.1

Gunn to Mithali, no run, fuller ball. Mithali drives to extra cover

Jenny Gunn, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

8.6

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, short of a good length ball around off. Punam Raut taps to cover

8.5

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, back of a length ball. Punam Raut hops back and tucks to mid-wicket

8.4

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, worked off the back foot to square leg, cannot beat her

8.3

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, short of a good length ball. Punam Raut stands tall in her defence to short cover

8.2

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, stays back this time and defends into the pitch

8.1

Sciver to Punam Raut, no run, follows the line of the ball and tucks softly into the on-side

Natalie Sciver, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Bharath Ramaraj's history nugget: "The MCC opened the Grandstand side of the stadium for the Women's final in 1993. And it was housed 5000 odd fans"

7.6

Shrubsole to Mithali, no run, stays back to this length ball and defends

7.5

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, 1 run, leans forward and lets the ball come to her, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and picks up a single to third man

7.4

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, no run, tucks.. at least tries to. The ball gets tangled and rolls beside the pitch

7.3

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, SIX, what if I tell you that this has gone over the long-on fence?! What made it for a great viewing experience was the way how it was executed. She leant a bit and then slogged with a straightish bat. Cleared the fence

Shrubsole to Mithali, 1 run, ends up being on the legs of Mithali, flicked past backward square leg

5.1

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, 1 run, gets squared up a bit. But nothing serious, manages well in the end and runs to third man

4.6

Brunt to Mithali, FOUR, graceful from the Indian captain. Never tried to go hard at that, did not need to as testified by the end result. Was offered a bit of width outside off and obliged by square cutting it past backward point. Did not have a followthrough of that shot, more of a dab in that case

4.5

Brunt to Mithali, no run, tight contest this. Brunt is on good length around off. Mithali shows a watertight technique in forward defence

4.4

Brunt to Mithali, no run, stands tall and solid. Blocks the back of a length ball to cover

4.3

Brunt to Mithali, no run, just stops a bit on her and Mithali checks the punch, pushes in the end to deep backward point

4.2

Brunt to Mithali, no run, nice-looking punch from Mithali. Stayed back to force it to backward point

4.1

Brunt to Punam Raut, 1 run, easy singles for Punam Raut in that region. Just opens the blade and runs to deep backward point

3.6

Shrubsole to Mithali, no run, pushes to cover and tries to take the fumble on at cover, goes back in the end

3.5

Shrubsole to Mithali, no run, much fuller for Mithali on the stumps. Defended back to Shrubsole

3.4

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, 1 run, sensible. Waits this time and guides to third man for a single

3.3

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, FOUR, that woke me up! Where did that come from? So a full ball and this little girl leans and then lofts over the bowler's head, one bounce over the ropes. That's some statement

3.2

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, no run, length ball on off. Punam Raut decides to hang back in the push

3.1

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, no run, taker her front foot towards the line of the ball and pushes to cover

2.6

Brunt to Mithali, no run, just outside off. Mithali lets it go

2.5

Brunt to Punam Raut, 1 run, fences at this wide ball and slides to third man

2.4

Brunt to Punam Raut, no run, gets forward, at least tries to do so. Inside edges the push on to her pads

2.3

Brunt to Punam Raut, no run, width on offer outside off. Punam Raut is not interested in that

2.2

Brunt to Punam Raut, no run, Punam Raut gets forward and defends

2.1

Brunt to Mithali, 1 run, back of a length ball. Mithali does not go towards the ball, pokes to deep point

1.6

Shrubsole to Punam Raut, no run, Punam Raut gets forward and drives back to the bowler

1.5

Shrubsole to Mithali, 1 run, shapes in. Mithali uses it well to work to fine leg

Mithali Raj, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.4

Shrubsole to Mandhana, out Bowled!! The big blow. Mandhana and India.. stunned! Mandhana is caught in the crease this time, did not lunge forward, which she was trying to for the past few deliveries, and pays the price. The ball manages to sneak through the gap between her pad and bat. Not the kind of start India expected. For England, it's just what they wanted. Mandhana b Shrubsole 0(4)

Shrubsole to Mandhana, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

1.4

Shrubsole to Mandhana, wide, goes back to tucks it behind, fails. The ball has been keeping a bit low

1.3

Shrubsole to Mandhana, no run, decides to go back to a length ball and inside edges the push on to her pads

1.3

Shrubsole to Mandhana, wide, errs again. Well down leg

1.2

Shrubsole to Mandhana, no run, pretty full around off. Mandhana leans but does not time the drive, rolls to short cover

Punam Raut and Mandhana are at the crease. Punam Raut is on strike. Brunt will open the attack

Back live

'It is a very important match and my role as a senior player is to give a good start to the team. The wicket is a bit slow, so I wanted to bowl with a good rhythm, just stump-to-stump line and length. I was struggling with an injury in the first couple of matches, I spoke to my coach after the Pakistan game. I think we need to apply ourselves (when asked about the chase) and bat out the full 50 overs. Need to hit the ball through the line, says an elated Jhulan Goswami, who finished with three for 23.

01:53pm local: A creaking old machine, is she? But the best there's been, ever, even aged thirty-four. Jhulan Goswami racked up bowling figures 3/23, striking at crucial times to keep India in the hunt. Now having held England to what looks like a par score, the day, though, didn't start as well for India. Omens, misfields and panicked lengths early on pointed to a tall chase in the wings, until Poonam Yadav, the leg-spinner, sent back Tammy Beaumont to harness back some belief. Taylor and Sciver did revive England mid-innings but then England encountered Jhulan. And then some. Deepti Sharma was electric, inspiring a good fielding display in the slog overs, to maintain some hold on the game. Now to see if India have it in them to win a World Cup. Join us back!

49.6

Deepti Sharma to Marsh, 1 run, and again that fielder into play. Cleverly drops the length short but has cramped Marsh for room. Lifted awkwardly to that same mid-off fielder. Just the 7 runs off this last over!

49.5

Deepti Sharma to Gunn, 1 run, what a brilliant tactic that was. That new fielder at mid-off allows Deepti Sharma to drift it wider from round the wicket. Drilled to mid-off

This kiddo to bowl the last over. Why not. Let's see how steely those nerves are

48.6

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Marsh, 1 run, whacks it through mid-wicket to keep strike for the final over

48.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Gunn, 1 run, doesn't help if the bowler is in a long-distance relationship with the stumps. Need to be closer. Gunn drilled out to extra cover, where Deepti Sharma is ever so good with her throw. To the bowler's end, where Rajeshwari Gayakwad is too far behind the stumps. So the time taken to whip the bails allows Gunn to dive back into my TV frame. Gee, the dust out there

48.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Marsh, 1 run, slow again. Marsh shimmying out and undone by the shortness of length, thanks to the dip. Worked to long-on

48.3

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Gunn, 1 run, drifting away and Gunn was never to the pitch of this ball. So what she does after shimmying out is use her bottom hand and club it to long-on

48.2

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Marsh, 1 run, not the length to play the sweep but she's managed to swat that to backward square

48.1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Gunn, 1 run, slow on leg-stump from over the wicket, and is that a leg bye? Nah, some bat on this sweep to fine leg

47.6

Shikha Pandey to Marsh, FOUR, 14 runs off the over. India have to guard against indiscipline here. Overpitched and that's an easy drive through covers. All Marsh had to do was place it, and did she not!

47.5

Shikha Pandey to Gunn, 1 run, ah, slapped to Deepti Sharma and you can't get it past her. She's an incarnation of belief carved out of Spandex. Has another chance at a run-out but just about fumbles this time at extra cover. Was hit hard, that ball

What do we have

47.5

Shikha Pandey to Gunn, no ball, 2 runs, given a no-ball for a height. And just as I was salivating over the full balls, one gets too full. A high full toss pulled away. Time for a free-hit!

47.4

Shikha Pandey to Marsh, 1 run, again. Marsh had shuffled a long way across to scoop, gets a very full ball - - very deliberate from Shikha Pandey -- and has to clip it to backward square

47.3

Shikha Pandey to Marsh, no run, yeah. Why will you ever bowl length, if you can bowl fuller balls like these and beat drives outside off

47.2

Shikha Pandey to Gunn, 1 run, back to a yorker length delivery outside off that's been jammed to cover

47.1

Shikha Pandey to Gunn, FOUR, that's a slog. Doctored between long-on and deep mid-wicket. I have a 10-year-old English kid screaming into my face on television. That kinda hit. Can change momentum. Shikha Pandey erred in bowing length here, almost dishing out a bat-swipe invitation. Who turns down invitations anyway these days

46.6

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Marsh, 2 runs, they have played it well today -- the paddle. Gets into position by shuffling across, and even though the ball's keeping low, Marsh gets enough bat to fine leg this time. 200 up for England!

46.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Gunn, 1 run, knees down and sweeps it round the corner

46.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Marsh, 1 run, got some bat on this forward defence to a very straight ball. India have been very proactive in their fielding here. Now an attempt to direct-hit by Jhulan from mid-wicket

46.3

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Gunn, 1 run, shimmies out to flick this to backward square. Can't get away from Kaur, can you? Dives and saves runs

Shikha Pandey to Gunn, out Brunt Run Out!! At nineteen, most of us bunk colleges. Here's Deepti Sharma, firing a direct-hit at the striker's end and running batters out at Lord's. Merely stabbed to her, Deepti attacks the ball and nails the throw. So good was she positioned that Sanjay Manjarekar almost prophesied on air that she'll get the hit right. No channce for Brunt, the non-striker there. Brunt run out (Deepti Sharma) 34(42) [4s-2]

Shikha Pandey to Gunn, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

45.5

Shikha Pandey to Gunn, no run, pitching it full and wide, making Gunn reach out and adjust to drive it back to her. Not much pace in this pitch and this 45.5 overs old ball isn't quite carrying

45.4

Shikha Pandey to Brunt, 1 run, brilliant. She's undone Brunt in her shimmy. Fired it full and trimmed the inside edge of Brunt's attempted flick

45.3

Shikha Pandey to Gunn, 1 run, looks to have taken the pace off on this full pitched delivery. Driven unconvincingly to mid-off. Had to go soft last minute

Poonam Yadav to Gunn, 1 run, calculate the coefficient of restitution already. Yadav's behind the stumps to collect this throw from extra cover, comes in Gunn's way as she charges down for the single and has been pushed out with no animosity. That's the most hearty collision I have seen on the field, ever

44.3

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, 1 run, is a long way across her stumps and gives this sweep a good heave-ho. Harmanpreet at square leg, who fields and shies at the bowler's end. Some urgency

44.2

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, no run, quicker on off, cramping Brunt for room. Squeezed out

44.1

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, no run, saw her shimmying away and got the ball to drift wide. And Brunt was in a tangle. Somehow pats it to cover

Poonam Yadav [9.0-0-32-2] is back into the attack

43.6

Deepti Sharma to Brunt, 1 run, bowls it slow and right on off. And succeeds in confusing Brunt, who was unsure whether to shuffle across or not. That's what intending to bowl slow can do: helps you make that last minute adjustment. Worked through mid-wicket for just a single

43.5

Deepti Sharma to Brunt, FOUR, this is a good, good shot. Perhaps makes up for Gunn's inability to put that last full toss away. Full ball and she's laid into it with a drill-drive through cover

43.4

Deepti Sharma to Gunn, 1 run, dipping full toss and Gunn fails to put it away. Swats across and finds long-on

43.3

Deepti Sharma to Brunt, 1 run, slightly short and whacked to deep mid-wicket

England have the highest run-rate in the last 10 overs (7.56)

43.2

Deepti Sharma to Gunn, 1 run, summons the sweep from outside off and drills it round the corner

43.1

Deepti Sharma to Brunt, 1 run, full toss it is, and had been clonked away, one-handed, to long-off

Deepti Sharma [7.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

Seven overs to go then. "This is where matches are won and lost," says SM on air

Stat nugget: The highest chase in a World Cup final is 167 by England against New Zealand at Sydney in 2009.

42.6

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, 1 run, shimmies down and works it to mid-wicket

42.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, 2 runs, direct-hit by Gayakwad at the bowler's end. Shuffled across to mid-wicket and fired the throw, hurrying Brunt in but then no-one to back up, and ends up conceding overthrows.

42.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, no run, looped outside off, Brunt looks to back away but then stays put and slaps to cover

42.3

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, 2 runs, shuffles across and scoops it to fine leg

42.2

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, no run, blocks it back

42.1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, no run, Brunt has to run back from middle of the pitch. Softly worked it to mid-wicket but the under-arm throw from the fielder forced her back into her crease

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, 1 run, Mandhana, was it? Yeah. Puts in a brave dive, running across from backward square but the ball was always evading her. Brunt shuffled across and scoop-whipped it, but wasn't in control. Would have liked to get it much finer

41.4

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, no run, pushed into the off-side

41.3

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, 2 runs, swept to deep square leg, there's a little stutter in the second but the throw back is flighted (like there's no tomorrow)

41.2

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, no run, makes room to cut but the ball stays low

41.1

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, no run, ah, flighted like there's no tomorrow. Dips and is defended off the front foot

Poonam Yadav [8.0-0-29-2] is back into the attack

40.6

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Gunn, no run, flatter and quicker from Gayakwad, Gunn backs away and mistimes the cut towards cover-point

40.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, 1 run, slower and just outside off, Brunt steps down the track and eases it towards long-off

40.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Gunn, 1 run, Gunn comes down the track to a well flighted delivery and eases it down towards long-on

40.3

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, half-sweep, half-pull behind square on the on-side for a single

40.2

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Gayakwad held the ball up as she saw Brunt coming down the track, driven back at the bowler

40.1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, no run, tossed up slower and just outside off, Brunt gets half-forward and blocks

3/23 by Jhulan Goswami are the fourth best bowling figures in a World Cup final.

39.6

Goswami to Brunt, 1 run, that ends an excellent spell from Jhulan, three for 23 are her returns. On a good length and just outside off, dabbed in front of mid-on for a single. Applause from the capacity Lord's crowd as she gets her cap from the umpire

39.5

Goswami to Gunn, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, driven down towards long-on, Gunn's off the mark - off her 13th ball

39.4

Goswami to Gunn, no run, on a good length and on off, Gunn gets half-forward and blocks

39.3

Goswami to Gunn, no run, lovely line from Jhulan, teasing Gunn into the forward push and beats her on the outside edge as the ball shapes away

39.2

Goswami to Brunt, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Brunt stays back and nudges it to the left of cover-point for a single

39.1

Goswami to Brunt, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Brunt gets half-forward and defends it towards backward point

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Brunt, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Brunt goes back and works it wide of mid-wicket for a single

Rajeshwari Gayakwad [5.0-1-29-1] is back into the attack

37.6

Goswami to Gunn, no run, wicket-maiden from Jhulan, on a good length and just outside off, defended towards the off-side

37.5

Goswami to Gunn, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, pushed back at the bowler

The umpire stops Jhulan on her stride and calls it as a dead ball. She's livid and has an angry chat with her captain

37.4

Goswami to Gunn, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Gunn stabs forward and pushes it towards cover

37.3

Goswami to Gunn, no run, Jhulan keeps it full and on the stumps, flicked away towards mid-on

37.2

Goswami to Gunn, no run, fuller length delivery on off, driven back towards the bowler

Jenny Gunn, right handed bat, comes to the crease

37.1

Goswami to Sciver, out Lbw!! Sciver has been given OUT LBW and she wants a review. It's a fair delivery, Sciver was down a long way on the flick and looks like she has missed, it, the point of impact might be in front of off. Nothing on the UltraEdge. Impact is in line, though it's more than 3 metre and it's hitting the middle of middle-stump. OUT is the call. Another huge scalp from Jhulan, she's come to the party at the right time for the Indians. This was full and straight, Sciver came a long way down the track as she looked to flick and missed, once she missed - it was always spelling trouble. England have lost their sixth wicket. Sciver lbw b Goswami 51(68) [4s-5]

Goswami to Sciver, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

Sciver has been given OUT LBW and she wants a review. It's a fair delivery, Sciver was down a long way on the flick and looks like she has missed, it, the point of impact might be in front of off. Nothing on the UltraEdge. Impact is in line, though it's more than 3 metre and it's hitting the middle of middle-stump. OUT is the call

36.6

Shikha Pandey to Brunt, FOUR, lovely from Brunt, just a little shimmy down the track, gets close to the ball and plays a lovely little on-drive, beats Veda at mid-on and rolls away to the fence

36.5

Shikha Pandey to Sciver, 1 run, Sciver steps down the track to a good length delivery and works it towards mid-on, wants a second but Veda is quick on the ball

36.4

Shikha Pandey to Sciver, no run, back of a length and just outside off, dabbed straight to the fielder at backward point

36.3

Shikha Pandey to Brunt, 1 run, another full-toss from Shikha, she has struggled for rhtyhm, driven towards deep cover for a single

36.2

Shikha Pandey to Brunt, no run, very full and wide of off, turns out to be a low full-toss, mistimed drive towards cover

Goswami to Brunt, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Brunt picks out square leg with the flick

35.5

Goswami to Brunt, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Brunt comes down the track and defends it back at the bowler

35.4

Goswami to Brunt, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler

35.3

Goswami to Sciver, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, chopped down behind square on the off-side for a single

35.2

Goswami to Sciver, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Sciver was looking to run it down towards third man and missed

35.1

Goswami to Brunt, 1 run, short and wide of off, slapped away behind square on the off-side for a single

Jhulan Goswami [7.0-2-18-2] is back into the attack

Time for the batting powerplay

34.6

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, no run, slower and just outside off, pushed back towards the bowler

34.5

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, no run, flatter and wide of off, dabbed straight to the fielder at backward point

34.4

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, 2 runs, chance and the Indian have fluffed it. Sushma Verma had a chance at both ends and she misses her shy at the striker's end. This was the slider from Harmanpreet Kaur, Sciver didn't pick as she pushed forward, gets a thick edge through the vacant slip position. The fielder was quick on the ball and that caused confusion between the two batters. Sciver was always coming for the second, Brunt hesitated and took off way too late. Sushma did not see it, she rolled the ball at the striker's end and missed, might have had a chance had she made a direct hit, Sciver was struggling as well

34.3

Harmanpreet Kaur to Brunt, 1 run, pushed through flatter and quicker, chopped away in front of square on the off-side for a single

34.2

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, 1 run, flatter and down the leg-side, pulled away behind square on the on-side for a single

34.1

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, no run, tossed up on off, pushed back at the bowler

Harmanpreet Kaur [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

33.6

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, Sciver shimmies down the track to a well tossed up delivery and drives it towards long-on for a single

33.5

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Brunt takes it on the full and nudges it behind square on the on-side for a single

33.4

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, no run, full-toss from Poonam, eased down towards long-on for a single

33.3

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, 2 runs, sloppy from Veda, lets the ball through her legs and concedes an extra run, this was slow and on off, nudged behind square on the on-side. Gayakwad was slow on the ball and her throw went straight to cover-point where Veda fumbled

33.2

Poonam Yadav to Brunt, no run, tossed up just outside off, Brunt gets herself outside the line of off-side as defends it off her pads

33.1

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, the wrong 'un from Poonam, but its way too short and wide of off, cracked in front of square on the off-side for a single

32.6

Goswami to Brunt, no run, good follow-up delivery from Jhulan, on a good length and just outside off, Brunt gets well forward and pushes it towards cover

Katherine Brunt, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Hat-trick ball for Jhulan. A slip is in place

32.5

Goswami to Fran Wilson, out Lbw!! The Indian legend is bringing her team right back into the contest, one follows two for the Indians. The hosts have now lost half their side and are in some trouble now. Excellent first ball for Wilson, this was full and on the stumps, Wilson was shuffling across on the clip and missed, struck bang in front of leg-stump, would have been going on to hit the stumps. She doesn't bother to review, off she goes. Fran Wilson lbw b Goswami 0(1)

Goswami to Fran Wilson, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

Fran Wilson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Two in two for Jhulan, Wilson is OUT

The umpires have also called for drinks. Just the break India needed, Taylor and Schiver were taking this game away from them, the 82-run stand bringing the hosts right back into the contest

32.4

Goswami to Taylor, out Caught by Sushma Verma!! That's a lucky break for India, but one that was needed very badly. A gentle leg-side delivery from Jhulan, would have been a wide had Taylor left it along, she was looking to flick, might have grazed a thin edge on its way to the keeper. Sushma was confident, so was Jhulan. Shaun George thought for a long time and finally raises the dreaded finger. Taylor turns back in agony as she walks away. Taylor c Sushma Verma b Goswami 45(62)

Goswami to Taylor, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Taylor has been caught behind and she's walking away

32.3

Goswami to Taylor, no run, on a good length and just outside off, nudged towards mid-wicket

32.2

Goswami to Taylor, 2 runs, tad fuller and on the stumps, Taylor gets half-forward and works it behind square on the on-side for a couple of runs

32.1

Goswami to Taylor, no run, short of a length and on off, flicked straight to mid-wicket

31.6

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, Taylor comes down the track, takes the ball on the full and drives it down towards long-on for a single

31.5

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, Poonam gave this one plenty of air, Sciver comes down the track and eases it down towards long-on

31.4

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, pushed through flatter and just outside off, Sciver backs away and cuts it straight to the fielder at cover

31.3

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, Poonam tosses one just outside off, Taylor comes down the track and eases it down towards long-on

31.2

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, no run, Taylor shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery and flicks it straight to mid-wicket

31.1

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, Poonam drops this one short and wide of off, slapped away towards long-on for a single

Poonam Yadav [6.0-0-20-2] is back into the attack

30.6

Goswami to Sciver, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a single

30.5

Goswami to Sciver, no run, that could have been a chance, but Jhulan got tangled up around the non-striker and the ball drops in no man's land. On a length and angling onto Sciver's pads, she was early on the tuck, closed the bat face and got a fat top-edge. Taylor was backing up and got too close to comfort for Jhulan

30.4

Goswami to Taylor, 1 run, too straight from Jhulan, ends up drifting onto Taylor's pads, flicked away towards long leg for a single

30.3

Goswami to Sciver, 1 run, short and wide of off, slapped away in front of square on the off-side for a single

30.3

Goswami to Sciver, 3 wides, Jhulan slips this one down the leg-side, Sciver was looking to flick and missed. Sushma Verma can't stop it cleanly and allows a couple of extra runs

30.2

Goswami to Taylor, 1 run, short of a good length and well outside off, steered in front of square on the off-side for a single

30.1

Goswami to Taylor, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Taylor gets forward and drives it straight to mid-off

Jhulan Goswami [5.0-2-9-0] is back into the attack

Pace back for India..

29.6

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, 1 run, drifted wider, making the walk down seem longer as she drives it through the covers for a change

29.5

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, no run, a knock. Behind the line and settling for a defensive push-down. Back to the bowler

29.4

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, 1 run, the footwork now getting her down, into the line as well with the shuffle as she straight-bats it down

29.3

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, no run, squeezed back on the drive, to a diving Deepti

For all those worried about the rain, it seems to have eased up a touch. This is England

29.2

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, 2 runs, a chop. Is made to stretch on reaching out as she gets the thick outside edge in a waited stab fetching it off the keeper's gloves

29.1

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, 1 run, takes it from outside off, with another one of her tucks. Deep square leg it is

28.6

Harmanpreet Kaur to Taylor, 1 run, quicker. On off and a nurdle down to mid-wicket this time

28.5

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, 1 run, now a sweep. India not doing themselves any favours with this leg-line

28.4

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, FOUR, the cheek. As Kaur fires it in for the Natmeg, Sciver brings out the paddle. Shuffles well inside, low and ramps the bat out to lap it very fine

28.3

Harmanpreet Kaur to Taylor, 1 run, the full bat face this time. 180-degrees to the other side. Past the bowler

28.2

Harmanpreet Kaur to Taylor, 2 runs, the leg-lines from round the wicket. Turning down as well. A nurdle, keeping it very deft in ensuring the placement in the gap past the keeper to pinch a couple

28.1

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, leg byes, 1 run, past the glance to take it off the pad-lob. Just past the pitch

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, 1 run, to the right of mid-wicket this time with the work-arounds

27.4

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, no run, shapes up for another pull. This time the turf takes away all the zip off it. Under the bat, well under it in fact. The Indians waste some energy and time in an appeal. Slipping down

27.3

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, 1 run, uses the angle coming in to swivel as she whacks it to mid-wicket. All flat batted

27.2

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, no run, a high backlifted-hammer back to Deepti, after an angry backing away

27.1

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, 1 run, an angle-batted glance off the hips. A soft handed nudge that's all

Deepti Sharma [5.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

Some vicious ball-rubbing going out here. Very difficult for them to grip the ball at the moment

26.6

Shikha Pandey to Sciver, FOUR, overcooked. Outside half and all too easy for a drill down. Past the bowler, past the fielder at mid-off. The Lord's outfield does the rest

26.5

Shikha Pandey to Taylor, 1 run, an attempted scoop. Shuffles and looks to innovate herself to the boundary. Has to settle for a balloon over the keeper

26.4

Shikha Pandey to Sciver, 1 run, sits up on the ribs. Half way down for a flat bat in front of square

The rain is only getting heavier. The groundstaff have takes off the prisms at the ropes and have the hover cover ready on wheels to be pulled out

26.3

Shikha Pandey to Sciver, no run, 109kph, on the top of off with a hint of zip off the turf. A push-out in the end off the back foot

26.2

Shikha Pandey to Sciver, no run, full, veering in on the base of off. Dug out with her drive to mid-off

26.1

Shikha Pandey to Taylor, 1 run, nipping in on the pads off a length. Turned away off her hips

Shikha Pandey [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

25.6

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, moves out of the crease and nudges through mid-wicket

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 2 runs, takes on the full and places past square leg for a couple

25.3

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, flighted ball, worked behind square on the on-side for a single

25.2

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, quicker ball, Sciver mistimes the cut into the off-side

25.1

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, the googly. Not quite read off the fingers as Taylor is made to look like a dunce as she stabs it out

24.6

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, 1 run, a drag down. A sitting pull in front of square

24.5

Harmanpreet Kaur to Taylor, 1 run, uses the spin in an ease through mid-wicket

24.5

Harmanpreet Kaur to Taylor, wide, anticipates some further innovation and fires it wider. Enough for the umpire

24.4

Harmanpreet Kaur to Taylor, no run, reverses. With flat feet. Looks for some version of a lap past the keeper. Nah, none of it

24.3

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, 1 run, a delicate tickle this time. Around the corner it is

24.2

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, FOUR, down leg. On the full. Sciver sinks, takes it right off the middle and brooms it very fine

24.1

Harmanpreet Kaur to Taylor, 1 run, a mix-up. And quickly dealt with. Both of them wanted the second, but the minds change simultaneously after a couple of steps down. Telepathy at its best. And yes, mid-wicket once again with the wristy drag

The crowd not making the picture any prettier with the umbrellas out. We're still playing though

23.6

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, on middle. Makes Sciver sit down in her cut. Never ideal with Yadav's pace. The lack of it rather

23.5

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, gets the head across, falling over almost in a tuck

23.4

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 2 runs, picks out the fielder to take on the deep at mid-wicket with the accurate gap too as she pockets a brace

23.3

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, no run, mid-wicket this time with a hockey-like penalty

23.2

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, no run, plonks the front leg forward in a drag-flick to mid-on

A few spots of rain coming down. The groundsmen too are busy strategizing. The camera angles make it look really gloomy

23.1

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, no run, a gentle toss up around the fourth stump line. Blunted out

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, 1 run, a touch short, negated by the lack of bounce. Half a pull in forcing it down to cow corner

22.4

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, no run, glides backwards. Takes it with an angry slap back. Kaur once again

22.3

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, no run, a knock back to Kaur, who is quick to get across and clean it up

22.2

Harmanpreet Kaur to Sciver, no run, slanting across. Looks to drag it against the line. Not quite

22.1

Harmanpreet Kaur to Taylor, 1 run, a dart from wide of the round the wicket crease. An angled batted tuck

Harmanpreet Kaur, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

21.6

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, no run, decides to take matters through the other side now. An open batted dab to point

21.5

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, no run, walks inwards, right behind the line and helps it out to a diving Mithali at mid-wicket

21.4

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, 1 run, some normalcy in the bounce. Comes in nicely onto the bat as Taylor deals in her favoured mid-wicket region. All with a flick

21.3

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, no run, sleeps along. Just goes through, down and in square. Nicely done in the end as Taylor adjusts and jams her bat down

21.2

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, 1 run, a lot calmer this time. Past the bowler in a push-drive. Checked and checked in

21.1

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, 1 run, the flat takes it over the line of the cameras. An eternal wait in clipping it around the corner

Deepti Sharma [4.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

20.6

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, a fierce attempt to flick this one away. Does. But finds short mid-wicket too

20.5

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, decides to go a lot straighter this time. Runs it to long-on

20.4

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, a drift onto leg. Happy to knock it around to milk the singles. Mid-wicket again

20.3

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, a wrist across the line. Too close for comfort

20.2

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, squeezes the drive down to long-off

20.1

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, worked down to long-on. Once again after a walk down

19.6

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, 1 run, a direct hit now. Nothing quite to create any interest among the Indians. But the umpire doesn't chance his eyesight now - it hasn't been the best today. Sciver is well in as she stretches in ensuring a quick call. All after a soft handed tickle to square leg, who swoops and fires it in.

A direct hit now. Nothing quite to create any interest among the Indians. But the umpire doesn't chance his eyesight now - it hasn't been the best today. Sciver is well in as she stretches in ensuring a quick call. All after a soft handed tickle to square leg, who swoops and fires it in.

19.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, 2 runs, inherits the line with a walk inside as she eases it down the ground

19.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Sciver, 1 run, some drift. Sciver once again looks to go across the line with the turn. Just not close enough to be playing these as the turn kicks in to skew it off the outside edge. The vacant gully it is

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Sciver, 1 run, continues with the defensive line. The broom comes out now, behind square it goes

19.1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Sciver, no run, some air as it dips on leg. Killed right at the source with a forward block

Rajeshwari Gayakwad [4.0-1-23-1] is back into the attack

Bharath Ramaraj's history nugget: "The 1993 World Cup final also inspired generations of cricketers to come through the ranks and one of them was Charlotte Edwards. On the flip side, despite the success of the tournament, Women's cricket still had a long way to go. Most of the players were on full time jobs. Fitzpatrick, the legendary fast bowler, was then working as a garbage collector, while Clare Taylor and Chamberian were employed as van drivers!"

18.6

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, fumble. Mid-off the culprit as the straight batted drive gets to her right. Is lazy to get low, hence giving it the permit off a ricochet

18.5

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, 62kph, even slower with the drift. This time taking it outside off as Sciver fences it out. Square

18.4

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, a scooter now. Barely gets up, as it hurries through making Sciver crouch as she adjusts and keeps it out

18.3

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, too close for comfort this time with her stroll. Jammed back

18.2

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, more of her walk-downs. More of her straight bats shown out

18.1

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, FOUR, all the juice. A full toss dipping in as Sciver takes the meat with a dance down to whip it in front of square. All that whilst piercing the gap

17.6

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, 1 run, they take on mid-off. And her arm. Quite rightly so. A wayward throw and a failed collection allows the dive from Sciver to make it in after a soft handed tap

17.5

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, no run, across on the shuffle. And on the block

17.4

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, no run, too close to off to be cutting. Half of it in a stab to point

17.3

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, FOUR, now the dancing feet. Takes on the invite and takes it on with aplomb. Right to the pitch of it, intercepts it at the source and unleashes a full bat swing to tonk it over the bowler

17.2

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, no run, more of the flight. Some turn coming in as Sciver digs it off the inside half of the bat on the drive. Only back to the bowler

17.1

Deepti Sharma to Sciver, no run, 67kph, drawn forward with the toss. A squeezy-drive follows

16.6

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, no run, more of the loop. A tickle off the hips. All in a watchful keep out

16.5

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, 1 run, on the shorter side. Without any sort of pace for Sciver to work around with. If there was any, the pitch sucked it up too. Forces it away through to extra cover

16.4

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, the slider now. Goes straight on as Sciver backs away, finds herself cramped up in bunting it out

16.3

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, presses forward with the bat on the defence

16.2

Poonam Yadav to Sciver, no run, starts with the sweep. A missed sweep i.e.. Pitching down leg as it turns back in

Natalie Sciver, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.1

Poonam Yadav to Knight, out Lbw!! Oh trouble. Knight is on her sweeping ways, against the turn, across the line. Is pinned bang in front. Everyone but the umpire is waving their arms about..in appeal. The Indians do not quite waste any time in waiting for their celebrations. So..here we go. Nothing on the bat as it is completely undone by the flight that was on offer. And the only thing that could have saved her was the excess of spin. That there is none. Three reds on the HawkEye as the ball crashes into the middle of middle. Knight lbw b Poonam Yadav 1(7)

Poonam Yadav to Knight, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

India have done well to pull things back given the way things were going in the earlier stages. The wicket is getting slower..it was never quick though ever to start off with. And the ball softer.

15.6

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, no run, quickened up. Outside off as well for Taylor to check her dab. Earns herself a drink

15.5

Deepti Sharma to Knight, 1 run, waits on the ball this time. Hangs back for it to get close to her as she puts her wrists to good use once again. This time in getting it in the gap and down to long-on

15.4

Deepti Sharma to Knight, no run, whippy now. Wrists it down to mid-on. Cannot quite get it past just as yet

15.3

Deepti Sharma to Knight, no run, a lunge forward, with a walk as well. Close, and a solid pad-pad stuck block

15.2

Deepti Sharma to Knight, no run, as if the flight on it couldn't get more. Well, it does. Squeezed back under a diving Sharma

15.1

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, 1 run, a toss up on middle. Straight batted down to long-on

Deepti Sharma [2.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

Bharath Ramaraj's history nugget: "Continuing to talk about the 1993 final at Lord's, Australia eventually had bowed out of the tournament and the final was played between England and New Zealand. New Zealand had beaten England in the league phase. During their earlier encounter, England's batters just couldn't force the pace and were bundled out for a mere 102. Reportedly, after the game, England's batters tried to practice a lot more on their hitting skills."

14.6

Poonam Yadav to Knight, no run, floated on off. Knight dead-bats it into the pitch

14.5

Poonam Yadav to Knight, no run, tossed up ball. Knight defends to short mid-wicket

14.4

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, another full toss. Taylor pushes down to long-on

Heather Knight, right handed bat, comes to the crease

14.3

Poonam Yadav to Beaumont, out Caught by Goswami!! That's the softest dismissal you will ever see. Beaumont steps down and converts this full toss into a juicier one, tries to heave across the line but gets a top edge to find Jhulan Goswami at deep mid-wicket. Beaumont c Goswami b Poonam Yadav 23(37) [4s-5]

Poonam Yadav to Beaumont, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

14.2

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, 1 run, eases it down to long-on for a single

14.1

Poonam Yadav to Taylor, no run, tossed up ball. Taylor is beaten trying to run it down. Big appeal for a caught behind, but there was no bat

Poonam Yadav, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

13.6

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Beaumont, no run, skips down and flicks, cannot get it past mid-wicket

13.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Beaumont, FOUR, flatter ball on off. Beaumont stays back and cuts between cover and point, races to the fence in no time

13.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, 1 run, tossed up ball around off. Taylor wrists it down to long-on

13.3

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, no run, push-driven back to the bowler

13.2

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, 2 runs, Taylor skips down and mistimes the loft over the bowler's head. Harman runs back and flings it back for Mandhana to return it to the bowler, keeping it all down to just two

13.1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, no run, flatter ball. Taylor pushes back to the bowler

12.6

Deepti Sharma to Beaumont, no run, steps down and wrists to the left of the woman at mid-wicket

Goswami is back on the field

12.5

Deepti Sharma to Beaumont, no run, very full ball outside off. Beaumont jams the drive to cover

12.4

Deepti Sharma to Taylor, 1 run, steps down and takes it on the full, punched down to long-on

Bit of confusion. Indians thought the over was done but the umpire suggested there is a ball left and Rajeshwari Gayakwad goes back to the bowling mark

11.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, no run, and tosses up again. Taylor keeps out towards mid-on

11.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, no run, floats on the stumps. Taylor defends

11.3

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, 2 runs, shuffles across in the crease and works past short fine leg

11.2

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Taylor, no run, tossed up ball. Taylor defends

Sarah Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, out Bowled!! That's the end of Winfield. Was bowled well down leg and Winfield went to sweep and missed it. The ball hit the leg-pole. Will have to see again. Yes, did not deflect off the pads. Clean bowled that is. India have a wicket now. They managed to keep the pressure on and that has yielded them this one. Winfield b Rajeshwari Gayakwad 24(35) [4s-4]

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

11.1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, wide, slid down leg, wided

10.6

Deepti Sharma to Winfield, leg byes, 1 run, appeal from Sushma Verma for an lbw. Not given. Did not receive support from others. Was a flighted delivery and Winfield went for the sweep, was hit on the pad and the Indians did well to not review it. Replays suggest it would have missed the leg-stump

10.5

Deepti Sharma to Winfield, no run, tossed up ball around off. Winfield defends

10.4

Deepti Sharma to Winfield, 2 runs, tucks off the back foot and beats short fine leg to her left. Backward square comes to rescue and fields near the fence

10.3

Deepti Sharma to Winfield, no run, slid down the leg-side. Winfield works to short fine leg, who denies the single

10.2

Deepti Sharma to Winfield, no run, does not rise well. Winfield was on the back foot to negotiate, managed to keep out to mid-wicket

10.1

Deepti Sharma to Winfield, no run, well flighted. Winfield eases to mid-on

Deepti Sharma, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

9.6

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Beaumont, no run, angled in on the stumps. Beaumont pats to cover-point

9.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Beaumont, no run, steps down big and pads away to the off-side

9.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Beaumont, no run, quicker on off. Beaumont is hurried a bit, dabs to backward point

9.3

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Beaumont, no run, touch short and Beaumont goes back to tuck gently into the on-side

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Beaumont, no run, dropped. Sliding outside off, Beaumont wanted to run it down and edged it. In and out of the gloves of Sushma Verma

8.6

Goswami to Winfield, no run, tapped to extra cover off the front foot

8.5

Goswami to Winfield, no run, full ball. Winfield on-drives with a straight bat. Mid-on dives to her left and prevents any run

8.4

Goswami to Winfield, no run, strides forward to this length ball and pushes to extra cover

8.3

Goswami to Winfield, no run, Winfield has been given lbw and she reviews after consulting her partner. Fair delivery. No bat on the UltraEdge. Pitching in line, impact in line but wickets missing. So Winfield survives. It was a full ball that was angled in and beat Winfield's flick to thud on the front leg. Winfield was a little skeptical but reviewed after a word with Beaumont. Turned out to be a good review in the end

Winfield has been given lbw and she reviews after consulting her partner. Fair delivery. No bat on the UltraEdge. Pitching in line, impact in line but wickets missing

8.2

Goswami to Beaumont, leg byes, 1 run, ambitious appeal from Goswami. Beaumont trekked down a bit and was done in by the angle. The ball hit the pad and rolled away. Always sliding down

8.1

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, length ball on off. Beaumont blocks from the crease

7.6

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, FOUR, sweeps. More of a paddle this time, manages to get it through the fine leg region

7.5

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, no run, defends off the front foot

7.4

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, FOUR, did it hit the bat? The umpire thinks so and which is why he did not pay heed to the little appeal from the fielders and the keeper, who was getting across but did not keep the ball and was busy appealing after Winfield's sweep had evaded the stumps. Ran to the fine leg fence

7.3

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, no run, quicker on off. Winfield pushes to point

7.2

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, no run, flights on the stumps. Winfield inside edges the drive onto the pads

7.1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Winfield, FOUR, how precisely has that been placed! Was floated on off and Winfield leant into it and drove past cover

Rajeshwari Gayakwad, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

6.6

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, maiden from Goswami. Bowled it on off to force Beaumont into the defence

6.5

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, not short enough for Beaumont to pull, skids a bit as well. Mistimed towards mid-wicket

6.4

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, short of a good length ball on off. Beaumont remains on the back foot to block

6.3

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, shapes in a bit. Beaumont plays it close to the body and guides to backward point

6.2

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, full again. Beaumont jams the drive to mid-off

6.1

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, back of a length ball just outside off. Beaumont half-cuts to cover-point

5.6

Shikha Pandey to Winfield, no run, keeps Winfield's movement's in check by throwing it on the stumps. Defended from the crease

5.5

Shikha Pandey to Winfield, no run, did the ball stop there? Might have off a length. Winfield wanted to tuck it and could only pop off the face of the bat beside the pitch

5.4

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, 1 run, moves forward and across. Shikha Pandey cuts the length but that is not good enough to deter Beaumont, who opens the face of the bat and runs down to third man

5.3

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, no run, much fuller and closer to off. Beaumont jams the drive to mid-off

5.2

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, FOUR, and she celebrates it with another four. This one is better than the previous one. The length was there to hit and she obliged it by cracking past extra cover

400 runs for Beaumont in the tournament

5.1

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, FOUR, too full. Beaumont times the drive and hits it hard enough to beat Deepti Sharma's dive at cover

Bharath Ramaraj's history nugget: "England and Australia were expected to reach the 1993 final, but the latter were decimated by the Sarah Illingworth-led New Zealand side on a seaming deck in Beckenham. Debbie Hockey charging down the track and tonking Karen Brown into the downtown territories was the highlight of the match."

4.6

Goswami to Winfield, 2 runs, drifts again. Winfield works past square leg, is in the gap and fetches her two in the end

4.5

Goswami to Beaumont, 1 run, too straight but the length is a bit better to prevent the damage for Goswami. Beaumont shapes back and tucks behind square on the on-side

4.4

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, edged again! Is a soft once and does not carry to the fielder at slip, did well to prevent it from running away

4.3

Goswami to Winfield, 1 run, Mandhana does well at third man this time, it was an educated edge from Winfield that beat the woman at slip before rolling down to the left of Smriti

4.2

Goswami to Winfield, no run, driven back to Goswami who lets it slip through, but not far enough for Winfield to sneak in a single

4.1

Goswami to Winfield, no run, keeps it full around off. Winfield drives well but cannot beat the woman at extra cover

3.6

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, no run, cuts in and does so in time to get inside the tramline outside off. Beaumont leaves

3.6

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, wide, this is not inside the tramline, just wide of that and hence given as a wide

3.5

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, no run, length wide of off, managed to keep it just inside the tramline. Beaumont lets it go

3.4

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, no run, takes a few yards forward and mistimes the drive to extra cover

3.3

Shikha Pandey to Winfield, 1 run, Deepti Sharma is electric on the field. This was pushed to her left at cover and she dived to ensure it was not more than a run

3.2

Shikha Pandey to Winfield, no run, keeps a bit low just outside off. Cut her fingers on the ball to make sure it does not swing

3.1

Shikha Pandey to Winfield, no run, full ball. Winfield drives to extra cover

2.6

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, this is better. Gets closer to off and finds the length as well, Beaumont defends off the front foot

2.5

Goswami to Beaumont, FOUR, short and wide! Beaumont makes uses of it, shapes back and cuts between cover and backward point. The boundary out there is not far away, beats the chase

2.4

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, full around off. Beaumont drives to short cover

2.3

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, hint of shape outside off. Beaumont stays back and pushes towards backward point

2.2

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, little shuffle down the wicket before she softly drives towards mid-off, chances a single but decides against it in the end

2.1

Goswami to Beaumont, no run, tight on off. Beaumont prods forward and dead-bats into the pitch

Bharath Ramaraj's history nugget: "The 1993 World Cup at Lord's almost didn't happen due to financial difficulties. It took place only after GBP 90,000 was donated by the Foundation for Sport and Arts. Despite the magnanimous donation from the Foundation, Women cricketers had to play in difficult conditions. The eight teams played at venues like Collingham, Beckenham, Roehampton, Warrington, Finchampstead, Slough, Ealing and Co. When England usurped Netherlands at Ealing, the cricketers themselves had the task of rolling the pitch!"

1.6

Shikha Pandey to Winfield, FOUR, misfield at mid-on. Mandhana it is. Was again an inswinging ball; Winfield flicked well and Smriti seemed to have covered it before she let it slip. The outfield is quick enough and the ball raced away

1.5

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, 1 run, wide of off. Beaumont drives, opens the face of the bat to guide to deep backward point

1.4

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, FOUR, first four of the innings. Well played by Beaumont, let the ball curve in and used it before flicking past mid-wicket. Beat the chase with ease

1.3

Shikha Pandey to Beaumont, no run, throws it in the channel outside off. Beaumont leans well on to this one, pushes towards cover

1.2

Shikha Pandey to Winfield, 1 run, curves in off a length at 104kph. Winfield works to fine leg for a single

1.1

Shikha Pandey to Winfield, no run, tails in! Interesting. Winfield manages to keep this very full ball out

Shikha Pandey, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Goswami to Winfield, 1 run, Winfield and England get off the mark. Off the outer part of the blade as Winfield tries to defend off the front foot, runs down to third man

0.5

Goswami to Winfield, no run, cuts in again.. with the angle. Winfield follows the path of the delivery and defends

0.4

Goswami to Winfield, no run, punches! Was a back of a length ball, Winfield stayed in the crease, could not get it past cover

0.3

Goswami to Winfield, no run, nipping in this time, just a bit. Enough to keep Winfield back in the crease, blocked to cover

0.2

Goswami to Winfield, no run, gets closer to off from a similar length. Winfield stays in the crease and defends

Winfield and Beaumont are at the crease. Winfield is on strike. Goswami will open the attack

Slip in place

In 1993, Lord's staged its first ever Women's World Cup final played between New Zealand and England. My colleague, Bharath Ramaraj, will be digging into his knowledge vault and send us nuggets on the same. Keep looking for them.

The National Anthems are done. The players walk out towards glory, for glory

"It's a chance for Lauren Winfield to repay the faith the management has shown in her by announcing an unchanged squad despite her repeated failures. She is capable of giving explosive starts and England would need one given India's exploits with the bat recently, they'd be backing to chase it down. The rest four of top five all have at least three hundred runs in this world cup. If Lauren too can fire, they have the potential to bat India out of the contest," insights from Purnima Malhotra.

It's a pitch that was used way back in May. It's fairly green. Even though there is sun, there might be something for the bowlers. It can get a little drier as the day progresses on: Ian Bishop

Right then. England don't want to breakaway from the age-old success formula of runs on the board. MCC has allowed drums and flags for this game. That's a good news

Mithali Raj: We would have batted but seamers are back in form so I am sure they will use these conditions. These girls are fearless, they are very confident and ready to step up for the big challenge. We are going with the same team (that played the semifinals)

Heather Knight: We are going to have a bat. Runs on the board. It is lovely, it is sold out today. Hopefully we can finish off well today. Looks like there will be a bit of rain, but hopefully that will clear out. No changes today.

England Women have won the toss and have opted to bat

Official twitter handle of the Lord's cricket ground has tweeted that former England cricketer Eileen Ash will ring the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play

England are the favourites! It's the Lord's. They have a better win-loss record against the Indians and they have been playing some top class cricket. That's not it! They are the three-time champions. It helps if you have been there. Though it's always a fresh feeling everytime, the experience of having lifted the trophy helps overcome the enormity of the occasion. I am Abhishek Chaudhary and hopefully I have got you interested enough to scroll down a bit and read the preview from Purnima Malhotra that talks all that I have missed out. You won't want to miss it.

India last played the World Cup final in 2005, and only their captain and Jhulan Goswami survive from that defeat that had Australia stamping their authority over women's cricket. Things have changed, they are bound to in 12 years. The thing with youth is that it might respect the opposition but often ignores the reputation and it helps, more often than not. So Australia were brushed aside this time in the semis, much to everyone's utter shock. Although, given how the tournament had started, it should not have come as a surprise.

A Sunday that has come after 12 years for the Indian Women's team. You see, 12 years is a long time frame and a time frame that is known to produce greatness. It took 12 years to create a coming-of-age piece of art 'Boyhood'. 12 years it took Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps to turn into all-time Olympic greats from rookie participants. Both announced themselves in 2004, Athens and by the time 2016 event was over in Rio, were crushing under the weight of Gold.

09:00 Local Time, 08:00 GMT, 13:30 IST: "On any given Sunday you're gonna win or you're gonna lose," Tony D'Amato (played by Al Pacino in 1999 sports drama Any Given Sunday). The second part of the dialogue is irrelevant. For it's not just any Sunday. It's the Sunday!

Preview by Purnima Malhotra

Mithali Raj & Co. are on the cusp of creating history. For the first time in 12 years, in front of a capacity crowd at the iconic Lord's and millions more watching back home, India have earned the ultimate shot at ending their big-moment hoodoo as they take on England in the finale of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 on Sunday (July 23).

The script couldn't have unfolded better for Raj - who will become the first captain to lead India in two World Cup finals - and pace spearhead Jhulan Goswami. Playing their final game on cricket's biggest stage, the lone survivors from the 2005 title defeat to Australia can now bank on this resurgent team to right a few wrongs in the summit clash and bring home the coveted trophy that has remained elusive in their careers spanning over 15 years.

It was by stunning the pre-tournament favourites England, courtesy a Smriti Mandhana blinder, that India laid down the marker right at the start of their campaign, about a month ago. That threat might have withered a wee bit in the face of their shock loss to South Africa, followed by a drubbing at the hands of Australia. But when push came to shove, India outwitted the other 'favourites', knocking them out of contention on their way to setting up this Lord's date. In what boiled down to a virtual quarterfinal, Veda Krishnamurthy's onslaught in the death overs gave India a total challenging enough to choke New Zealand. When most ridiculed at their chance against the mighty Australians in the semifinal, Harmanpreet Kaur's stunning assault came as a timely reminder of India's power-hitting abilities, ending the six-time champions' campaign in the process, unexpectedly. An otherwise inconsistent pace attack too came good at the penultimate step. That combined with record-breaking Raj's consistency and an unfailing, multifarious spin attack has ensured that this Indian unit wouldn't be an easy meat for the opponents, unlike what may have been the case in the past.

While India are hitting their straps at the right time, England too have not looked back since the first game loss to the now finalists. The home side is on a seven-match winning spree and boast of an envious batting line-up. On their road to the finale, England have twice posted scores in excess of 370 that feature right up there amongst the all-time tallest scores in the tournament's history, offering a glimpse into the potential of their top-five, of which four are in the 300-run club. Twice when the top order oddly flunked - on a tricky surface against Australia and in an equally delicate chase in the semifinal against South Africa - the lower-middle order, packed with experienced all-rounders, bailed them out to put them on their way to their seventh final appearance, and possibly a fourth crown. Even if India have ripped apart their bowling attack previously, this adept side brings forward the confidence of batting the opponents out of the contest, which makes it anything but a straightforward clash.

England have never lost a World Cup staged at home, and India haven't won any at all. History, rivalry and crowd support though will count for little on the big day. Interestingly, the edition comes to full circle on Sunday, and once again, the bunch that can hold their nerve better will go on a victory lap in front of an unprecedented audience in women's cricket history. Sure, no pressure then.

When: England vs India, Final on July 23 at 10:30am BST, 3:00pm IST

Where: Lord's, London

What to expect: The Lord's pitch promises to be full of runs and batting first would be a no-brainer for both sides. Rain, however, could be a dampener with 80 per cent precipitation forecast for the day. In case rain gods have the final say, there is a reserve day in place.

Team News

England: Lauren Winfield's poor run with the bat notwithstanding, it makes little sense to change the winning combination that bailed them out of a tricky spot in the semifinal against South Africa.

India: Harmanpreet has played the tournament with a dodgy shoulder and suffered cramps during her epic 171 that knocked Australia out. However, the vice-captain wouldn't likely miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that is a World Cup finale at Lord's. Fitness-wise there are no other concerns and the visitors too wouldn't be keen on tampering the playing XI that has won them two knockouts on the trot.

Did you know?

- Mithali Raj has 11 fifty-plus scores in World Cup matches. She needs one more to equal New Zealand's Debbie Hockley all-time tally of most fifty-plus scores in World Cup.

- Raj is also 13 away from overtaking Ellyse Perry (404) as the leading run-scorer in this edition. Beaumont needs 18.

- Deepti Sharma is four wickets short of finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. She needs three to equal Dane van Niekerk's tally of 15.

What they said?

"It all boils down to how well we face pressure situations. There might be times when one of us is up in certain overs. How we continue from there is important. Everyone has nerves, no matter how many matches we play. This bunch of players are playing the finals for the first time, but I see no fear in them. It's completely different to 2005 when we were overawed by the occasion," Mithali Raj.

"We're going to go with the same team, subject to the weather. It's been working for us and no niggles around. We've improved as the tournament has gone on. With the loss against India in the first game, it's nice that on full circle we get a chance to play them again. The pleasing thing is the number of people that have stood up. From No.1 to 11, there's been people that have put their hands up in different times and as a captain it's lovely to see," Heather Knight.